โง่ๆ
ngô ngôMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
stupid; silly; foolish
stupid, silly, or foolish, often used in a casual way to describe a simple or thoughtless action or thing.
Examples
นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)หนังnăngหนังnăng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmโง่ๆngô ngôโง่ๆngô ngô1stupid; silly; foolish2stupidly; foolishly
This is a silly movie.
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I have one silly question.
He did a stupid thing again.
ไม่ต้องmâi dtôngกังวลgang-wonเรื่องrêuuangการทำgaan tamความผิดพลาดkwaam pìt plâatโง่ๆngô ngôตอนที่dton têeเพิ่งเริ่มpêrng rêrmเรียนรู้riian róoอะไรà-raiใหม่ๆmài mài
Don't worry about making silly mistakes when you're just starting to learn something new.
2AdverbA2
stupidly; foolishly
in a stupid or thoughtless way; colloquial tone.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyยืนyeunยืนyeun1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)โง่ๆngô ngôโง่ๆngô ngô1stupid; silly; foolish2stupidly; foolishlyตรงนั้นdtrong nánตรงนั้นdtrong nán1there; at that spot2that place3that … there (post-nominal)
Don't just stand there foolishly.
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I foolishly waited for him for two hours.
He foolishly let the thief get away.
ฉันchănดันdanไปbpaiเชื่อchêuuaคำโกหกkam goh-hòkของเขาkŏng kăoแล้วláeoให้hâiเงินngernไปbpaiโง่ๆngô ngôตอนนี้dton néeเสียใจsĭia jaiมากmâak
I foolishly believed his lies and gave him money; now I regret it a lot.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โง่ๆ said โง่-โง่?
ngô ngô
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
ngô
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |